Scarf



July 2, 1946. G. W. GEISSMA'NN 9 2,492,996

SCARF Filed Jan. 5, 1944 INVENTOR. lddys dimmi esma/m BY Patented July2, 1946 SCARF Gladys Whitcomb Geissmann, New York, N. Y., assignor toMerry Hull & Company, New York,

N. Y., a partnership Application January 5, 1944,v Serial No. 517,029

4 Claims.

This invention relates to neckwear and relates particularly to improvedforms of scarves of a type to be Worn around the neck.

Prior neck scarves are usually rectangular, square or triangular inshape and are made of many diierent types of material. All such scarveshave, in common, the characteristic of being cut from or formed of a atpiece of material.

Inasmuch as the human neck and shoulders are not polygonal or fiat, theshape of the conventional scarf results in a number of disadvantagesfrom the standpoint of protection and appearance.

A conventional triangular scarf, for example, is usually placed acrossthe shoulders and wrapped around the neck with the apex of the triangledisposed somewhere in the vicinity of the shoulder blades and with theends or corners of the scarf crossing the chest and throat. Inasmuch asthis scarf must partake of a series of intersecting curves of differentlength and radii in assuming this position, it either has a tendency towrinkle and bunch up around the back of the neck causing discomfort andan unkempt appearance or the ends of the scarf tend to slide apart,become disarranged and expose the throat and chest.

The square type of scarf has the same disadvantages as the triangulartype inasmuch as when it is Worn as a square even more material tends towrinkle and bunch up around the back of the neck and it is even moredifficult to retain in place. Moreover, the pointed ends, either crossedor knotted, do not furnish full protection for the throat and chest.

The rectangular scarf is similarly unsatisfactory and When it is loopedover in front, like an ascot tie, as is sometimes the case, it draws theentire width of the scarf into a narrow thick b'unch around the neck,leaving spaces between v the scarf and coat collar and either side ofthe ascot. In other words, it is mechanically impossible to cover thethroat and the chest by means of a straight piece of fabric that islooped into an ascot. When merely crossed over the chin, a rectangularpiece scarf does not protect the throat, rides up on the back of theneck and does not stay in place.

The present invention has as an object the provision of a scarf whichovercomes the disadvantages of the prior types of scarves referred toabove.

Another object of the invention is to provide a scarf which is tted tothe neck and shoulders,

fandntherefore, does not bunchup at the back of the neck, causediscomfort, displace the coat collar, and expose part of the throat andchest. .Another objectof the invention is to provide a scarf which is soshaped and arranged that the depending ends of the scarf, whenoverlapped over the chest, will remain in such overlapped position in aself-draped manner, thereby pro# viding adequate protection for thethroat and the chest and maintaining a neat and well-groomed smoothlyand naturally up on the neck and outwardly over the shoulders. l Y Moreparticularly, the center portion or yoke of the scarf is formed of oneor more shaped sections of material having suitably curved upper, lowerand side or end edges so that it ts closely and conforms to the back oftheneck and the top of the shoulders. 'Ihe .end portions ofthe scarfareformed of shaped pieces of material, which are joined to the lateraledges of the center `or yoke portion of the scarf in such relationshipthat they normally tend to drape downwardlyand across the chest inoverlapping relationship. Scarves of the type embodying the presentinvention have numerous advantages not obtainable with'the prior artscarves.` Inasmuch as the center oryoke portion of the scarf is tted tothe curvesl of theneck, it does not bunch up and does not displace thecollar of a coat worn over the scarf. Because of this better t, thematerialY in this portion of the scarf can be thicker and warmer withoutbeing uncomfortable and unattractive and without displacing the coatcollarl 3 tection to the throat and the chest inasmuch as its normaltendency is to stay in throat and chest covering position, rather thanto fall away from the throat and chest.

In addition to the practical advantages of scarves of the type embodyingthe present invention, these scarves lend themselves to new combinationsof fabrics and colors which render them particularly attractive inappearance. Thus, the scarf may be formed of one type of material suchas, for example, velvet or silk and may be lined with another type ofmaterial of the same or contrasting color, making a reversible scarf,thus giving an economic as well as a decorative advantage. Such scarvesthus may be reversed readily to match or contrast with other garments.If desired, the portion of the scarf which covers the back of the neckmay be of a different material or a diierent color than the portionwhich is disposed over the chest and shoulders. Inasmuch as the scarffits snugly, it can be formed of a light weight or relatively short pilefur, if desired, without excessively displacing or destroying the fit ofa garment worn thereover.

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference may behad to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figures la to 1d are plan views of the sections of material making up atypical form of scarf embodying the present invention;

Figure le is a plan view of a modied form of center yoke portion;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the scarf;

Figure 3 is a front view of the scarf illustrating the manner in whichit drapes around the neck and over the shoulders and chest; and

Figure 4 is a rear view of the scarf.

As illustrated in Figures 1a. to 1d, a scarf of the type embodying thepresent invention may be suitably formed of four sections of materialIi), II, I2 and I3, such as, for example, fabrics, fur or the like. Thesections I and II are substantially mirror images of each other and aregenerally of four-edged shape in which each of the edges is curved. Asillustrated, the upper edge Illa of the section I is convexly curved ona relatively long arc, while the lower edge Ib is a shorter concave arcon a slightly longer radius than the upper edge lila. The inner edge Icof the section I is concavely curved on an arc of relatively longradius, while the opposite edge id is substantially straight for a majorportion of its length and then sharply concavely curved on down to itsjunction with the edge Ib.

The section I I is similarly shaped, but, as indicated above, is amirror image of the section I0. The edges of the section IIcorresponding to the edges Ia, Ib, Illc and lcd of the section II areidentified as the edges IIa, IIb, IIc and IId.

When assembling the scarf, the edges Ic and IIc are joined by means of asuitable seam I4, as shown more particularly in Figures 2 and 4 of thedrawing, thereby aligning the curved edges a and IIaI in a substantiallycontinuous arc and aligning the edges Ib and IIb to form a shorter arcat the opposite edge of the scarf. Inasmuch as the edges llc and IIC arecurved slightly, the back of the assembled sections or yoke will berendered slightly concave to correspond to the curvature of the junctionzone of the back and the neck. This back section oryoke of the scarf,therefore, normally tends toassume a convex curvature from end to endand' acon-V cave curvature from top to bottom. These 1ntersectingcurvatures tend to maintain the yoke in close contact with the neck andshoulders. While a somewhat better nt is attained by forming the yoke intwo sections as described above, it will be understood that the yoke maybe formed from one piece of material I0' generally of the outlineproduced by joining the sections I0 and II, as shown in Figure le. Ofcourse, the single piece yoke does not have the transverse concavecurvature described above, but this is not serious when the yoke is maderelatively narrower and is not intended to extend up as high on the backof the neck. If desired, a onepiece yoke can be used and a, variablewidth tuck may be taken in the center of the yoke IU along the dottedlines to impart the desired transverse curvature to the yoke.

The depending front or end portions of the scarf are formed of the twosections I2 and I3 of fabric or other material. These sections areprovided with downwardly and outwardly inclined upper edges IZa and I'3aand inner edges Ib and I3b that are curved upwardly and inwardly towardthe inclined edges I 2a, I3a, respectively. The inner edges I 2b and I3bare straight at their lower ends. As illustrated, the sections I2 and I3have substantially straight outer edges 12o and I3c and straight loweredges 12d and I3d.

The length of the edges I 2a 'and I3a may be the same as the overalllength of the edges Id and IId of the sections i and II of the scarf, orif it is desired to have a pleated Orgalhered scarf, as illustrated inthe figures of the drawing, the edges I2a and I 3a. may be somewhatlonger than the edge-s lcd and IId. Thev edge 20, of the section I2 isjoined to the edge IIl of the section ID, while the edge I 3a of thesection I3 is joined to the edge` IId of the section I I, as best shownin Figure 2 of the drawing.

Referring now to Figure 2, it will be apparent that when the scarf islaid out with the sections i?? and I3 in alignment and substantiallyflat, the yoke formed by the center sections IIl and I I will have atendency to wrinkle inasmuch as it is formed to provide theakzovve-describedY curved fitted yoke having upper and lower edges of,un- @qual lengths. When the scarf is draped around the neck, asillustrated in Figure 3, the unequal lengths of the upper and loweredges of the sections iEi and i i of the yoke will cause the yoke toconform closely to the back of the neck and t thereto with the edges idand I Id of these sections coinciding substantially with the top of theshoulders. Inasmuch as the edges l|22) and. I3b of the sections l2 andI3 are curved inwardly, their normal tendency is to overlap with thesections i2 and i3 lying smoothly over the chest.

From the preceding description, it will be ap'- parent that scarves ofthe type embodying the present invention are .constructed and arrangedto conform to the shape of the neck and the shoulders so that they willlie smoothly and fit closely around the neck and shoulders.

It will be understood further'that the shape and dimensions oi' thevarious sections can be changed in order to t individuals of varyingsize and to produce varying ornamental eiects. Thus, for example, thesections I2 and I3 need not be provided with square corners, but insteadcan be tapered, rounded, scalloped, fringed, or otherwise ornamented, orshaped and, if desired, the pleats can. be omitted from the topedgesthereof, `Such scarves may beA formed of one or moreA layers offabric and the fabrics maybe of the same or dif- 5 ferent kinds and ofthe same or contrasting colors. Therefore, it should be understood thatthe form of scarf illustrated herein should be considered asillustrative, only, and not as limiting the scope of the followingclaims.

I claim:

1. A neck scarf comprising a plurality of sections of material joinedend to end to form a center and two end portions, said center portionhaving one longer and one shorter edge and converging end edges, andsaid end portions having inclined edges joined to said converging endedges.

2. A neck scarf comprising a plurality of joined sections of materialforming a center portion and opposite end portions, said center portionhaving one longer convexly curved edge, a shorter con- 6 cavely curvededge and converging end` edges, and said end portions having inclinededges joined to said converging end edges.

-3. The scarf set forth in claim 2 in which said opposite end portions,said center portion having t one longer convexly curved edge, a shorterconcavely curved edge and converging concavely curved end edges, andsaid end portions having inclined edges joined to said converging endedges.

GLADYS VVHITCOMB GEISSMANN.

